A review for Hometurf Lawn Care Service

We decided to try Hometurf as their early bird offer seemed like a good deal, and about the same cost as we would normally pay for fertilizer and aeration. The initial treatments (early and late spring fertilizer and first Fiesta application) were fine, and the lawn looked good in March and April. However, by mid-June it was starting to go downhill. I saw other neighbours' lawns with signs saying they had been treated with Fiesta in early July. By the end of July we still hadn't received a second weed treatment. I had called their customer service line in mid July to ask when I might expect the second treatment, as well as the summer fertilizer, and was told to expect it the following week. When they came the following week, they peformed aeration and overseeding -- something that should normally be done in the spring or fall. The overseeding came with a warning that germination was not guaranteed. No kidding! Who overseeds their lawn during the hottest part of the summer, and expects it to germinate? Two weeks later, we placed a second call to ask again about the second weed treatment and summer fertilizer. Our call was met with a very indifferent customer service person, who said that the second weed treatment was scheduled for later that week -- when rain was clearly forecasted! As of September 24th, we are still awaiting one application of Fiesta weed control, and TWO fertilizer applications. Based on their performance thus far, I expect we'll receive them sometime after the first major snowfall of the year. When we said that we would be cancelling at the end of the contract, there was no attempt to ask why we were unhappy, or do anything to convince us otherwise. This leads me to believe that this company is very accustomed to unsatisfied customers. My lawn has never looked worse. I've never hired a company to fertilize it, because I've never been confident that the lawn would be looked after to my standards, or even as promised. Save your money. Or do your own research and hire a reputable company.

A review for Reno Source

Do NOT get involved with Reno Source unless you have a lot of money to burn for work you could do better yourself, and in less time. Originally we had Carl Bowles quote on renovations throughout our house, and were given a quote of approx $5000. We gave him a $1000 deposit. Shortly after that my wife lost her job, and we met with him to discuss temporarily scaling back the project, as we still wanted some work done. A revised quote of $1,400 was given. However, this was where things started to go south. Work progressed (slowly and poorly) and promises were being broken (such as "we're not happy if you're not happy"). Eventually when we called to ask when he was going to begin work on the other things he had agreed on, he said that we had already "gone over the $1000" and that because we were "not happy" with his work, he was "done with us". When all was said and done, two small (12x12) bedrooms, a small bathroom and a small kitchen area (total area less than 500 square feet) were prepped and painted, but the job was not completed, and what was done wasn't done well. So, having parted with $1000, we were left to paint and re-hang four doors, sweep and mop drywall dust, rewire a telephone jack, and finish the incomplete job. Doors were left leaning against walls, closets weren't put back together, and toilet seal wax was smeared on the bathroom mirror. Although he said he would give us "a couple hundred" dollars back, that never happened. At this point we are preparing documents, case history, and photos of the incomplete work, and will be taking him to court soon after. If you should still be interested in hiring Reno Source, insist on a FIRM quote in WRITING, that includes a concrete time frame. At that point you'll realize there's not a lot of eye contact being made. From then on, it's up to you.